About the Artwork
Violin Boat
no date
Nam June Paik
1932 - 2006
American
Unknown
Violin with battery pack, remote control and spare parts
Overall: 24 × 8 1/4 × 3 1/2 inches (61 × 21 × 8.9 cm)
Musical Instruments
Contemporary Art after 1950
Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection
2023.230
Ken Hakuta
Markings
Signed, in white paint, lower right of violin: PAIK
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Ken Hakuta
Nam June Paik, Violin Boat, no date, violin with battery pack, remote control and spare parts. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.230.
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